Primary school in Chatham, Medway
St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School
Hills Terrace, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6PX
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 6 November 2019.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 446
- Places
- 442
- How full
- Full — 446 pupils against 442 places
- Girls / boys
- 215 / 231
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Medway 015B, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 28%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 23%
- Households owning their home
- 29%
- Households in social housing
- 31%
- Households with no car
- 46%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Nicola Collins
- Local authority
- Medway
- Ward
- Fort Pitt
- Constituency
- Chatham and Aylesford
- URN
- 151494
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's Church of England Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | — | 0.1 mi |
| Phoenix Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 38% | 0.4 mi |
| New Road Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 66% | 0.4 mi |
| Balfour Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 71% | 0.4 mi |
| All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 68% | 0.6 mi |
| Greenvale Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.6 mi |
| Balfour Infant SchoolCommunity school | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Brompton-Westbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 68% | 0.7 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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